Archive for November 16th, 2005

November 16

Google, Equant in talks, VoIP a possibility - Regional

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European global connectivity provider Equant is in talks for a possible business relationship with internet services megacompany Google, Equant president for sales and marketing in the Americas Mack Treece revealed to BNamericas Wednesday.
“We’re in talks with Google about some things. I can’t talk about [what things in particular], but it’s kind of their next evolution […]

November 16

Google Adds Two New Features to SMS Service

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Google has added two new features to their SMS (text messaging) service that are available by sending a text message to: 46645
First, Google has added translation.
“Translate a word or simple phrase to any of the following languages French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish from or to English.”
Second, Currency Conversion
“To convert a currency to another […]

November 16

Schoolgirl wins Google Doogle competition, London Googleplex Launched!

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Google has marked the launch of its London Googleplex by getting a London child to design a new logo for its home page. A London schoolgirl has beaten thousands of rivals and won a competition to create a doodle for Google’s UK Web site. Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, triumphed with an effort called ‘The Day […]